Monthly Archives: December 2012

Attend Saturday’s “Global CrisisCamp Day” In DC, London, Toronto, Calgary Or Virtually


On Saturday, the first-ever “Global CrisisCamp Day” will be hosted in London, Toronto, Washington D.C., Calgary, and virtually to encourage people to lead CrisisCamps and volunteer their expertise and skills to create innovative approaches, resources and tools for crisis response and … Continue reading

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Topographic Map Contour


Be Aware and Be Prepared December 26, 2012, Submitted by: Ken (MSB) A topographic map is a two-dimensional representation of the three-dimensional surface of the land. A topographic map enables you to visualize the hills and valleys of the land … Continue reading

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Caching Your Goods


Of concern to many survivalists is long term storage of supplies in a safelocation protected from both accidental exposure and those aggressivelysearching for your stash. For this reason, creating a cache (rhymes with stash)of items you believe you will need … Continue reading

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Sarges Disaster List


Disasters are events that affect a large number of people and can overwhelm the normal emergency services. Most people are quite familiar with the fires; the wrath of mother nature – severe storms, such as tornados, ice storms, hail, severe … Continue reading

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Guest Post: How to Build a Survival Cache in Case of an Emergency


A survival cache is a container of items that will be useful for survival in the midst of an emergency situation. It is a good idea to build one ahead of time in case of a natural disaster or other … Continue reading

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Civil Unrest In Urban Areas


Shortly after Hurricane Katrina struck the Louisiana coast, reports out of New Orleans on September 1st stated that victims of the disaster were being raped and beaten and that fights and fires were out of control, leaving corpses laying out … Continue reading

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Top 10 Reasons America Depends On Survivalists And Preppers


This article was originally posted at Personal Liberty Digest There has been a lot of derogatory talk lately about “preppers” and “survivalists.” Here are 10 reasons why preppers and survivalists have always been vital to the United States and why it … Continue reading

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Review: UCO 9 Hour Emergency Candles


Emergency Outdoors on December 26th 2012 During our recent major storm that hit our region, Hurricane Sandy, we got a taste of what it would be like during an extended power outage. One of the best things that we had … Continue reading

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Water


As mentioned previously, water is probably the most necessary element forhuman life, with the exception of oxygen. When planning your water resources for survival you need to deal with threeareas: Storing waterFinding & obtaining waterPurifying water STORING WATER For your … Continue reading

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Unintended Myth about Preppers from TV Shows


CC Photo by_allison_john I occasionally get requests for interviews from the media, but have only agreed to less than a handful of phone interviews.   One recent interviewer told me she and her editor had been watching Doomsday Preppers and other … Continue reading

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